Spicy Ice Cream
By Susan Tart

This month's scoop is about Sunni Sky's in Angier. It has a new ice cream flavor that's proving to be the hottest thing on the market. And by hot, I mean spicy.

Jennifer Ellis has been serving ice cream at Sunni Sky's for a year. She's tried every flavor, including the new one, Cold Sweat.

"When it first goes into your mouth it kind of tricks you, it's like this creamy substance that's cold and you really don't think it's going to be hot. Then your throat starts to burn as it goes down. And your stomach, oh it wreaks havoc on your stomach. Mine burned for two days straight," Ellis said.

The ice cream's so hot, customers must sign their names to eat it. In fact, no one under the age of 18 is allowed to taste the product without legal guardian consent. However, the waiver also warns that anyone over the age of 30 shouldn’t even sample the product. Pregnant women, people with heart diseases, and people with vision problems are also on the long list of who isn’t supposed to eat the ice cream.

Scott Wilson is the owner of Sunni Sky's and creator of Cold Sweat. He says he wouldn't even taste-test the ice cream when first making it.

"Oh no, no, I brought in a sampler-guy. So he would try all the sauces, all the peppers, and if he didn't think they were hot enough, then those wouldn't make the cut," Wilson said.

There were plenty of people at Sunni Sky's when we visited, but not one dared to taste the spicy ice cream, so I did. Before long, it had me gasping for air and my eyes tearing up.

Wilson says Cold Sweat II is in the works. But before you rush to be the first to try it, take heed to what’s written on the waiver: what is painful going in might be painful going out.